Golf club and the like



Feb7,1928.

B. O. LANTZ GOLF CLUB AND THE LIKE Filed March 5l, 1935 IPIflirlf rMMWWWWBQ;

Patented Feb. 7, 192s.

Aunirse sra-Tes BENJAMIN o. naiv'rz, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GrOLIIs"| CLUB VAND THEk LIKE.V

application sied' March 31,1926.4 seriai No. 98,705.

This invention relates to golf clubs, sticks and the like implements forgolf and other implements and more particularly to counterweightingmeans forA the same.

` It frequently happens, especially in the case of golf clubs, that theclub is not balanced correctly for the player, or perhaps the club istoo long and ifreduced in length would then become v unbalanced. Sincethe length of. the club is very important to the player `in assuming acorrect stancein relation to the ball, it is ank objectof this inventionto provide means for counterweighting a club after it has been reducedto the vproper length for the individual player.

It is a further object of this invention to provide .means forcounterweighting the shafts or handles kofgolf lclubs in order to insurea better follow through of the club on the stroke, the added unbalancedweight above the grip having this material effect.

It is afurther object of this invention to provide means forcounterweighting golf clubs and like instruments thatinay be readilysecured to shafts or'handles of such clubs and implements withoutinterfering with the players natural grip. f

Other and further important objects'o this invention will be apparentfrom the disclosures in the specification and the accompanying drawings.

The invention (in a preferred form) is more fully described.

On the drawings: Figure-1 is a fragmentary vi-ew of the handle or shaftof a golf club partially broken away to show a counterweight of myinven- 40 tion and means for securing the same to the club. 'n Figure 2is a longitudinal section ofthe saine. l'

Figure 3 is a top plan view, with the counterweight removed.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of a shaft of agolf club showing a modified form of counterweighting means. y

Figure Sis a sectional view taken' on line V.-V of Figure 4.. 'y Figure6 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of a second modified formof counterw-eighting means.

As shown on the drawings:

Reference numeral 1 indicates the end of illustrated in the drawingsandhereinaftervr plavers grip and the club the shaft orhandle of agolfclub. As will be apparent, my invention is also'applicable to implementsof a like nature such as billiard cues, polo mallets, and the like. Saidhandle L1 is provided with recesses 2 (Figures 1 to 3, inclusive) havingflattenedfaces 3.7and extending axially ofthe shaftl tc the. endthereof. A vpair-of such recesses 2 may be provided yon diainetricallyopposite sides ofthe shaft 1 for the purpose of receiving thedependingsimilarly shaped extensions 41 of a counterweight 5, saidcounterf weight comprising` a relatively short cylinder of some suitablemetal conforming in diameter and taper to the diameter and ta-` per ofthe shaft 1. The extensions -1 may be formed integrally with saidcylinder and form a.- continuation ofthe surface of said cylinder. Itwill be noted-that the shaft 1V extends slightly beyond the upper edgesof the recesses 2 to form a reduced cylindrical end 19 vadapted toextend into a correspond ing recess 2O in said counterweight 5 and vthereby to ycenter the same.

Securing'mea'ns 6 such as small nails or screws, are adapted to beinserted laterally vthrough the extensions 4 into the reduced end of theshaft 1, thus preventing the counterweight 5 from turningV or frombecoming easily detached. As is usual in the case of ygolf clubs. theshaft 1 is wound with a spiral leather tape 7 which extends to the endof the shaft and enwraps the extensions 4 ofV the vcounterweight 5. Thecounterweight, therefore, does not interfere with the presents a neatand finished appearance. In Figures 4 and 5, I have shown a modifiedform of a counterweight embodying the principles of'my invention. Theend of the shaft 8 is here shown as provided with a plurality oflongitudinal grooves or recesses Strips or bars 10 of some metalsuitable 'for counterweighting purposes are adapted to be 'inserted insaid grooves 9 and to lie flush i tication of counterweighting means 13having al recess portion 14.` for receiving the taf 9 equally spacedabout the circumference of the shaft and extending to the end thereof.

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pered end 15 of a shaft 16. The lower portion of said recess or bore lllis threaded as at 17 and is adapted to be screwed into position over thesimilarly threaded portion of the reduced end 15. IThe shaft 16 isadapted to be wound as usual with tape 18 which extends over the portionot' the countei-weight 13 below the normal end of the shaft 16.

It is evident that by varying `the dimen sions ot the counterweight tosuit the particular requirements of the individual player thatpractically any golf club can be satisfactorily counter-balanced. Thecounterbalancing may be eiiected in the factoryl or by theplayer to suithis individual taste. I have 'found from actual experience that in usinga golf club counterweighted in ac-v cordance with my invention, that thetollow-through is greatly improved. due to the tendencyT ot the addedunbalanced weight club of sulcient magnitude to balance or olli'st theeffect of the counterweights in the s a t.

It is thus apparent that I have provided means for easily and quicklyadapting a given club to an individual whereby considerable improvementin his playing,` should be made possible without resorting to the use ofexpensive made-to-order clubs.

I am aware that numerous details of constructionmay be varied through awide range without departing from the principles of this invention, andI therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon, otherwisethan necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

A handle for a golf club or the like comprising a shaft having' one endthereof provided with a plurality of recesses formed in its peripheryand extendingv in the direction ot' the length ot the shaft, and weightmeans secured to said end of the shaft including downwardly extendingbars disposed in said recesses.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

BENJAMIN O. LAN'IZ.

